Postcode · Darlington
Crime in DL1 4DD
How much crime is recorded in DL1 4DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bank Top
- Council
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,434 (2024)
How safe is DL1 4DD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL1 4DD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DL1 4DDNational
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Anti-social behaviour17.710.7
Criminal damage and arson10.14.7
Burglary7.59.1
Public order4.74.6
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.62.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.